Let q:Ω(0,1]q:\Omega\to(0,1] be a positive scale and ff smooth on Ω\Omega. Write fm(x)=maxαmαf(x)|f|_m(x)=\max_{|\alpha|\le m}|\partial^\alpha f(x)|, the size of its . The function has infinite-order decay with derivatives as q0q\to0 if

m,N0Cm,N,δm,N>0:fm(x)Cm,Nq(x)Nwhen q(x)<δm,N.\forall m,N\ge0\quad\exists C_{m,N},\delta_{m,N}>0: \quad |f|_m(x)\le C_{m,N}q(x)^N\quad\text{when }q(x)<\delta_{m,N}.

This is also called a flat remainder in the stated derivative topology.

Uniformity and extension

Constants are uniform over the specified points or labels, but may depend on m,Nm,N. One positive decay order is insufficient. A bound for ff alone does not imply derivative bounds. When qq tends to zero at an ordinary smooth boundary and these estimates imply locally uniform vanishing of every mixed derivative there, the smooth zero-extension criterion applies. The definition itself concerns decay on Ω\Omega and does not assume that its missing boundary has already been parametrized.